UNICEF Archives - Page 6 of 8

Not on A-1: Child Labor in Congo’s Diamond Mines

UNICEF is supporting efforts to find child labourers a way out of the diamond mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is a disturbing video, but important.

One Myanmar Family’s Fight for Life Beyond HIV

Here is a fascinating -- and wonky -- video from UNICEF. It relates something I didn't know: the largest number of new HIV infections is happening through spousal transmission.

Syria Humanitarian Response Woefully Underfunded

A 20% funding gap is leaving refugees literally out in the cold.

Typhoon Bopha One Month Later (Video)

About 6 weeks after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Caribbean and Northeastern United States, a major storm called Typhoon Bopha struck the Philippines and neighboring small island states.

Cold Winter Means Added Suffering for Syria’s Displaced (Video)

Winter has set in, which for the estimated 515,000 people made refugees in Syria means added hardship. A new video from UNICEF shows refugee families in Lebanon struggling to get by in the cold.

Some Levity After a Rough Few Days: Do They Know It’s Halloween?

It's been a tough few days for much of the Western Hemisphere. Nothing goes together like Halloween and Unicef, so enjoy this funny send up of international aid charity songs--the proceeds of which un-ironically went to UNICEF.

Health Care in Rural Namibia (Video)

One of the greatest global health challenges is providing adequate health care to hard to reach rural communities in poor countries around the world. Cities and towns may have decent hospitals, but when you go out to villages only the most rudementary health care facilities exists, if at all.

Stunting: “The Least Understood, Most Under-appreciated Development Issue in the World”

CNN teams up with UNICEF to give exposure to this "silent epidemic"

Making Life in One of the Harshest Refugee Camps in the World a Little Bit Easier (Video)

I love Unicef Television because they send film crews to far corners of the world to tell stories that are very, very far off the radar of traditional media.

Not on A-1: Child Labor in Congo’s Diamond Mines

One Myanmar Family’s Fight for Life Beyond HIV

Syria Humanitarian Response Woefully Underfunded

Typhoon Bopha One Month Later (Video)

Cold Winter Means Added Suffering for Syria’s Displaced (Video)

Some Levity After a Rough Few Days: Do They Know It’s Halloween?

Health Care in Rural Namibia (Video)

Stunting: “The Least Understood, Most Under-appreciated Development Issue in the World”

Making Life in One of the Harshest Refugee Camps in the World a Little Bit Easier (Video)

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations